Visualising the future of media by way of Muncie

Joe Mandese

In his regular report of the U.S. media scene, Joe Mandese looks at the work of the Center for Media Design at Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, and their predictions for the future of media based on how 'Middletown' residents use media.

Visualising the Future of Media by Way of Muncie

Joe Mandese

If Dale Herigstad is right you will not be reading columns like this in the not-too-distant future. You will be watching them. Herigstad is one of a group of cutting-edge media content designers who met recently in a Beverly Hills hotel to discuss what media might look like in the very near future.

Their consensus: media is not likely to have much, if any, text information associated with it. It will be mainly visual. And if you ever have the chance to see Herigstad's designs, you will understand why....

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